One of my pet peeves is when staff people feel obligated to speak English to me because I’m not Japanese. Whether or not I’m using Japanese is irrelevant. My native language is irrelevant. Whether or not they can even speak English is irrelevant. Foreigner equals English. English is the language of foreigners. So, occasionally, when I [...]
Whenever I meet a new Japanese girl sooner or later they get around to asking me The Question: What are the differences between Japanese girls and American girls? It’s a loaded question to be sure. Back in 2003 when asked The Question, I’d look right into the doe-like eyes of my Josei (girl) du jour and say with a straight face, “Japanese [...]
I have thus far posted half of my novel “Real Gods Require Blood.” I would like to thank all of you who have taken time to read it and leave comments and /or participate in the poll. I really appreciate it. However, the remaining 7 chapters (starting with Chapter 8), if you are interested, will be [...]
I schlepped back to my desk with Kim’s words weighing heavily on me. She’d illustrated my reason for avoiding romantic entanglements: My fucked up heart was still ailing. For a moment I missed her. I missed her sorely like she’d gone somewhere far away. This longing passed through me like a fleeting emotion. All that [...]
Maybe this cartoon simply means that Obama’s stimulus package was written by imbeciles or buffoons that need to be put out of their misery. And there was an incident earlier this week where NY’s finest shot a pet chimpanzee. But…geez Loco
Sometimes when I read some of the responses to some of my blog entries (god, don’t you just love the word “some”) I get the distinct impression that my readers (some) think that I am suffering from an unrequited love affair with Japan. Then I read this entry from Naive’s guide to Everything in the world (one [...]
At a Ramen Restaurant… Student: This is a famous ramen restaurant… Me : Oh really! You know I walk by here every day and never noticed it. Student: It’s owned by a North Korean! Me: A Korean? A North Korean? You mean South… Student: I mean North. North Korea. Me: Wow! Did he Defect? Student: [...]
In America, it might be all about the Benjaminｓ, but in Japan it’s all about the Mentsu メンツ. Mentsu, or Face for those of you not familiar with the concept, is very similar to what’s known as prestige or honor, or its downside, loss of face, which is akin to embarrassment or humiliation. In some Asian countries, it’s essential [...]
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I hadn’t been that excited about meeting a woman since, well, ever. I sat at my desk struggling to focus on the task at hand. I was preparing a press release for an upcoming event. But, my brain wouldn’t cooperate. I’d typed Zola’s name no less than five times at various points in the press [...]
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